I’ve been thinking for a couple of weeks about what to write here. To be honest, I’m speechless over what happened to George Floyd. But even before George Floyd, and all of the other black lives that have been wrongly taken, we had a big problem in America with racism. We’ve had a racism issue…
My Everyday Life
Covid Care
Covid Care Is it just me, or did this whole Covid crisis just blow up overnight? One minute I was supposed to be preparing for insolation and 20 seconds later, I was told to hunker down in my house before I even had time to figure out what I was supposed to do to prepare….
The Year in Pictures
A few years ago I started using my last blog post of the year as a compilation of some of my favorite pictures or moments of the year. And, why mess with a good tradition? Here are a few from 2019 that pretty much sum of the year. In January my longtime friend, Janet (notice…
What Makes a Veteran?
As you are no doubt aware, today is Veteran’s Day. Yesterday at church our pastor asked every veteran in attendance to please stand to be honored for their service. We do this at our church on every holiday designed to honor those who have served their country. And every time John stands up but does…
My Mom
I’ve been a little silent on the blog here lately. If you know me, you probably know that my mom died on August 3. Over the past several months I’ve traveled out to California several times to be with her, knowing that every time could be the last. Thus, I just haven’t been in the…